So far in our Elite Status Series, weâve covered American, Delta and Southwest. Today, TPG contributor Jason Steele takes us through the basics of United Premier Silver status â how you can qualify for it and maximize the benefits once you earn it. Unless you have a last-minute mileage run planned, itâs probably too late to worry about achieving status during the 2013 calendar year.
backfire - a loud noise made by the explosion of fuel in the manifold or exhaust of an internal combustion engine blowup, detonation, explosion - a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction
To some agencies they are the same action, and the term is used interchangeably. To other fire organizations, the meanings have been reversed or changed altogether. Burnout and Backfire do not mean the same thing. Burnout: (also known as burning out or firing out) involves setting fire inside of a fire line, including scratch lines or a wet line, to consume fuel between the edge of the control line and the fire to strengthen the fireline (create a blackline).